Quick instructions
Open the template, write a short big title, place your photo in the circle (“Circle” shape) and export as JPG under 2 MB.
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Create YouTube thumbnails
Design eye-catching 1280 × 720 px thumbnails: bold text, outlines, arrows and your photo. Free, no sign-up, right in your browser.
Free · No sign-up · No subscription✓Templates & 22 fonts✓No watermark✓PNG · JPG · PDF · SVG✓Images stay on your device
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Questions about this tool
How does this tool work: Create YouTube thumbnails?
Free, no sign-up, right in your browser. Open the template, write a short big title, place your photo in the circle (“Circle” shape) and export as JPG under 2 MB.
Which format does a YouTube thumbnail need?
YouTube recommends 1280 × 720 px (16:9) as JPG, PNG or GIF up to 2 MB. Choose JPG when downloading; 80–90% quality is usually well below 2 MB.
What inputs, outputs and limits apply?
Input: Templates, your own text, shapes, icons, emojis and images. Output: PNG, JPG, PDF (including 300 dpi print PDF), SVG, ZIP with all pages and project file. Limits: Images up to 40 MB (JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, GIF); large images are scaled to 2,400 px. Export up to about 16 megapixels per page. Projects are saved automatically in your browser; save the project file (.json) for other devices. 22 built-in fonts, loaded locally.
Instructions, example and file limits
Formats, inputs and limits
- Input
- Templates, your own text, shapes, icons, emojis and images
- Output
- PNG, JPG, PDF (including 300 dpi print PDF), SVG, ZIP with all pages and project file
- Limits & notes
- Images up to 40 MB (JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, GIF); large images are scaled to 2,400 px. Export up to about 16 megapixels per page. Projects are saved automatically in your browser; save the project file (.json) for other devices. 22 built-in fonts, loaded locally.
Practical example
Title “10 tips”, yellow background, white outline around the text and a red arrow pointing at the face – export as JPG at 90% quality.
Additional notes
Good to know
These tools do not send your inputs to a server. Your web host processes technical connection data when you visit the site.
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